Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, reminds lawmakers of the swearing into office ceremony of statewide officials, Thursday, during a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature, as work concludes on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in the House Chamber at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Changes to chairmanships on Education, Corrections and more highlight the list of appointments announced by the new Speaker on Friday.
Speaker of the House Jason White (R) has shaken up the chairmanships for committees in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the new term. The appointments were announced during Friday’s session.
“It is with great pride that I announce the House leadership team for the next four years,” Speaker White said on Friday in a statement. “The selections for Chairs and Vice Chairs directly reflect our desire and drive to elevate Mississippi.”
White said he was enthusiastic to work with the Republican, Democrat, and Independent Chairs and Vice Chairs to address “our State’s challenges and opportunities through a conservative lens to build a better, brighter Mississippi.”
One of the largest changes include four additional “sub-committees” to the Appropriations committee, which has now been named Appropriations A. While Chairman John Read (R) will remain over the head money committee, the four new committees will be chaired by Rep. Scott Bounds (Committee B), Rep. Clay Deweese (Committee C), Rep. Sam Mims (Committee D), Rep. Karl Oliver (Committee E). All are Republicans.
It should also be noted as part of a rule change made on January 5th, there will be no vice chairmanships in the four new Appropriations Committees B through E. Other changes in the rules can be found here.
Another new committee – State Affairs – will be chaired by Rep. Hank Zuber (R).
Shake ups also occurred in Accountability and Transparency with Rep. Kevin Ford (R) taking the seat as Chairman. Elections will now be chaired by Rep. Noah Sanford (R) and Corrections is now under Rep. Becky Currie (R) and Vice Chair Charles Young (D).
The House Education Committee will no longer be chaired by Rep. Richard Bennett (R). Bennett moves to chair Public Properties. The Education Committee will now be overseen by Rep. Rob Roberson (R) with Rep. Kent McCarty (R) returning as vice-chair.
Both Judiciary A and B committees saw chairman changes as well as Transportation and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Speaker White appointed four Democratic chairmen to House committees.
The full list of the 49 committee chairmen and vice chairmen can be found below:
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Chair: Kevin Ford
Vice Chair: Daryl Porter
Agriculture
Chair: Bill Pigott
Vice Chair: Vince Mangold
Apportionment and Elections
Chair: Noah Sanford
Vice Chair: Mark Tullos
Appropriations A
Chair: John Read
Vice Chair: Angela Cockerham
Appropriations B
Chair: C. Scott Bounds
Appropriations C
Chair: Clay Deweese
Appropriations D
Chair: Sam C. Mims, V
Appropriations E
Chair: Karl Oliver
Banking and Financial Services
Chair: Shane Aguirre
Vice Chair: Andy Boyd
Business and Commerce
Chair: Lee Yancey
Vice Chair: Billy Adam Calvert
Conservation and Water Resources
Chair: Timmy Ladner
Vice Chair: Josh Hawkins
Constitution
Chair: Price Wallace
Vice Chair: Cheikh Taylor
Corrections
Chair: Becky Currie
Vice Chair: Charles Young, Jr.
County Affairs
Chair: Larry Byrd
Vice Chair: Troy Smith
Drug Policy
Chair: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Vice Chair: Christopher M. Bell
Education
Chair: Rob Roberson
Vice Chair: Kent McCarty
Energy
Chair: Jeff Hale
Vice Chair: Tracey T. Rosebud
Enrolled Bills
Chair: Stephen A. Horne
Vice Chair: Rickey Thompson
Ethics
Chair: Vince Mangold
Vice Chair: Percy W. Watson
Executive Contingent Fund
Chair: Carolyn Crawford
Vice Chair: Hester Jackson McCray
Forestry
Chair: Ken Morgan
Vice Chair: Jonathan McMillan
Gaming
Chair: Casey Eure
Vice Chair: Jay McKnight
Housing
Chair: Carl Mickens
Vice Chair: Orlando Paden
Insurance
Chair: Jerry R. Turner
Vice Chair: William Tracy Arnold
Interstate Cooperation
Chair: Cedric Burnett
Vice Chair: Robert L. Sanders
Investigative State Office
Chair: Randy P. Boyd
Vice Chair: Dan Eubanks
Judiciary A
Chair: Joey Hood
Vice Chair: Shanda Yates
Judiciary B
Chair: Kevin Horan
Vice Chair: Jansen Owen
Local and Private
Chair: Shane Barnett
Vice Chair: John W. Hines, Sr.
Management
Chair: Manly Barton
Vice Chair: Steve Massengill
Marine Resources
Chair: Brent Anderson
Vice Chair: Jeffrey Hulum III
Medicaid
Chair: Missy McGee
Vice Chair: Clay Mansell
Military Affairs
Chair: Lester Carpenter
Vice Chair: Rodney Hall
Municipalities
Chair: Randy Rushing
Vice Chair: Ronnie C. Crudup
Ports, Harbors, and Airports
Chair: Jeffrey S. Guice
Vice Chair: Willie Bailey
Public Health and Human Services
Chair: Sam Creekmore IV
Vice Chair: Kevin Felsher
Public Property
Chair: Richard Bennett
Vice Chair: Gene Newman
Public Utilities
Chair: Brent Powell
Vice Chair: Jonathan Ray Lancaster
Rules
Chair: Fred Shanks
Vice Chair: Bryant W. Clark
State Affairs
Chair: Henry Zuber III
Vice Chair: Robert L. Johnson III
State Library
Chair: Karl Gibbs
Vice Chair: Stephanie Foster
Technology
Chair: Jill Ford
Vice Chair: John G. Faulkner
Tourism
Chair: Greg Haney
Vice Chair: Oscar Denton
Transportation
Chair: Steve Massengill
Vice Chair: Joseph Tubb
Universities and Colleges
Chair: Donnie Scoggin
Vice Chair: Gregory Holloway, Sr.
Ways and Means
Chair: Trey Lamar
Vice Chair: Jody Steverson
Wildlife Fisheries and Parks
Chair: Bill Kinkade
Vice Chair: Jimmy Fondren
Workforce Development
Chair: Donnie Bell
Vice Chair: Dana McLean
Youth and Family Affairs
Chair: Otis Anthony
Vice Chair: Kabir Karriem
A full list of the House committee assignments is below:
Jeremy Pittari
Sarah Ulmer
